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at that time the sculpture was closed off to the public, and the junction and pathway near the sculpture were temporarily closed. as a result, some of the joints were re @ - @ welded, with equipment put in place to prevent excessive movement. this consisted of retrofitting tip weights to 70 % of the spikes'weights. despite these modifications, b of the bang remained fenced off, prompting a local newspaper campaign to'get it sorted '. in may 2006 a total of nine spikes were removed from the sculpture and taken away for metallurgical analysis, to discover the stresses being placed on the steel. it was announced in